Crowning machine



F. L. LLOYD. cRowmNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY l5. 1920.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922. l

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

F. L. LLOYD. CROWNING MACHINE. APPLICATION man MAY15,1920.

Patented Deo. 12, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- l INVENTOR.

A TT ORNE YS.

the operation vertical openings28, at each end thereofr through whichthe rods 24, entend, and these openings are somewhat elongated in adirection longitudinally of the bar, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, of thecrawing, so that said har may have a sliffht horizontal inovernent lwithrespect to the vertical rods 2e, also for end oit this rod 3l), mayentend in a vertical plane beyond the inner ends or at least one set orthe openings 28.

l'The rod 30 is so dispose-d in the horizontal passage 29, that its twovertical ends 3l, will have position close to the circumferentialsurfaces of the 'two vertical rods 24, which pass through the crowning`bar.

in adjusting screw 32, passes through a threaded passage 33, in one end,of the crowning-bar 25, andthe inner end olf this screwv contactswithvertical suri'ace 'ofthe guide rod2l, at that end.

Frein the above explanation in connection withy Fig. 5, oi` the drawingit seems to he obvious that when the screw 32, is turned to ino-veforward that its inner end will engage one side ot the one rod 245 'andspring` the latter slightly inthe elongated openings 28, so that thediainetrically-opposite side oi? said rod 2e, will he crowded againstone end of the horizontal rod 30, and thereby push the latter rodhorizontally until its opposite end, hy engap'ing` the other verticalrod 24, will hind vthe latter against the extreme far ends oi the otherset ot vehnigated openings'28. in the opposite end oi the crowning-har.By this means rigid clamping'o' the crowning har and the two verticalyrods2l, is etlected and successfully accomplished as would he effectedhv the use of two clamping screws 32e-*one t vertical rod, and moreoverone screw Veffects a clampingl action on hotfi vertical rods.

ln the niarner just described the crowning-har may he verticallyadjusted onv the two rods 2li, and atany position above thehottle-support to inakeit effective to "crown bottles of ifarionsheights.

To ei'i'ect the crowning` of a bottle itjis necessary that the lower har2l` the 'two vertical rods 241, and the crowningphar 25, all he moveddownwardlyso that the crowning head 26, may seat and crimp a crown Sli,on a hottie 1mouth. i

his vertical movement of the crowning devices is effected hy means whichwill now he explained.

The'A cross-har 2l, is provided on its fjorward side with twospaced-apart lugs and 36 respectivelyf-the lng 35 being provided at oneside with a horizontal recess 3'? which indicated by broken lines inFig. 6, and in vertical section in Fig. 2, oir' the drawing.

in actuating` .lever 3S, has a handengaging end 39 and a ulcruni-end e0,which latter end is provided with pivot-lugs silthatproject at oppositesides of said lever, as` best illustrated in Fig. '8 vott thel drawing,and hetweenA the hand-engaging end and the pivote lugs, said lever isprovided with a cross-wise perforation The lever projects beneath thebottle-support Q, and the pivot-lugs el V:eat in .suitable hearingsoci-Iets e3, that aie 'forme in the lugs on the hottoin ,of the bottlesupport so that thelever may he rockedon the pivotlugjs at its forwardend.

il 4linlr-loar 44, has a laterally-project pivot-lug e5, at its upperend which .i 'ers theperforaton 4t2, inthe leverBS, and at itslower endsaid link-harris provided'with a trunnionllug d6.y The trunnion-lug 4:6,or" this link-har projects into the horizontal' recess 37, lugv 35,` andis'pivotally retained therein. '4 y 2 's 'tspiral springp 4T, has itsupper end cured at the under side otl the-hottle-snpport and its lowerend attached 'the lower crossh'ar 21, andfsaidfspring ho s the cross-harinfits norinally elevatedv position under'the hottie support as shownAin Fig. 2 oll the drawing. y

As the cross-har 21,-is connected I hy the link-liar del, tothelever 38,andthe li pivoted in front ofthe link-har connection, it followsthatwhen said cross-har is elevated the tree end39 ot thelever will alsohe elevated. i The spring` e7, thererore hee v these parts in thenormally elevated position shown in Fig'. 2. v

ln as inuch as thevn'ticalv 24v, ar me crowning 25, are sustai jroiiithe lower cross-har'2l, theytoo will he vheld in` their upward positionsas shownin Figs. l and 2 when the` lower har 2l, is held up hy thespringe?. e *y n A Cotter-pin L18, extends through the rein-V vtorcinp,`rilos 12 and crosses in front ot the pivot-end of the lever 88, so as toretain the lugs el, in thehearing sockets 3,1. and prevent accidentaldisplacement'.

in operation, a bottle l0, is seated upon the support 9, which latter isrigidly clamped hy the screw-clamp ifi-15, to a table or other device.Normally the lower bar 2l, the two rods 24 and the croj-.vning-lia r 25. are all held elevated "bythe upward pull of the springt?.Theiloottlefis placed on the supA portiwith thefinouth directly heneaththe criniping,` head 26, and a metal crown or sealine' cap 34, is placedloosely by hand on the ment ivill canse the an wreef/ee bottle inoiith,all as shown iii Fig; ot the thawing. i

operator may then grasp the end `9, of lever 38, and depress the thelever taking the position shown in i ig. l'luriiig the dei'iressingoperation the pivotely on the inner enoL ol' the lever and Adie hearing'sockets e3, in the lugs E2G, serve as ti'unnion hearings i'for thelever-end to roch upon, and as the le is move/, dr iwai'dly the link-harpuslies the l cross-har 2L downwardly against the ai' oi'i the springwhich latter vwill. e' during this movement. :is har 21,1 dovvn it drawsdown the 'tivo l tei' travel through and are guided h5* the twostationary ,gniide-tuhes if; on e hej -i eug'ipoi't7 and this downwardnioveinent or' the f causes a like movement ot' tlfw'ITK horizontalgrowningifhai and head 26? o1 the under side ofthe latter. A: theeiowning-har erown'or sealing,- Lap eil, the operator ii'iav, *with thehandnot e on the lever? sliglitly alter thereon. ion the hottie to bringthe cavity 27, oi? the head and the crown into register so that the topoil the oroivn ii'iay enter 'the cavity ol the head. i

:further downward movement et the liar 25, and head 2o, will first seataromi-'on the hottle ino'uth and htly gieater inovelar riin {l} oill thel nears head to engage the corro`V4 crown and erinip it into looking eny with lthe shoulder usiially provided liottle-neolr for that purpose.

U pon releasing the le l 4 l er triespringV l return the p arts to thenormal position so t sealed bottle can he removed and anoU l ottlesubstituted, whereupon th e oei'a Jiiav he repeated Having described inyinvention lf ela,iiii,- l. rThe combination with botti/eSupport havingtubular guides extending vei'tieaiig therefrom and rigid therewvit i, ofa erossu har beneath the supporti, a rod at each end of the cross-harand extending` up through the tubular guides of the supportn a, handlover pivotally sustained above the crossu ai' and haviiiig` aconnection with the latter fad a eroiviier head carried hy the rodsavove the said support.

2. rlhe combination with a bottle supoort having rigid tubular lguideseetendingvertically therefrom, of ineans for seeui'ing'the support andits guides, to an ohjee't7 a hor- Montel ei'osslmi" immediatelyhi-ineatli the support` a rod at each end of said cross-har said rodsextending; vertically through the rigid guides on the support5 a handlever pivoted the under side of the support above said oross-harn aconnection extending` downwardly from the hand lever to 'said `tubularguides and ineans having` two e1i the (3i-ownerrods aliove tl f1.siinport.`

`lh'e eoinhiiiarion with a oo 3 i l es ext iid in verti beneath cally-hai' sah.

support a oo. at each iid o id ar said rods extending vertical il*x:nigh the rigid guidesn a lever l; l

il he under side ero iai ani` han 4' a connection extending domi to andenifeoing; the said Cross-han a ifi-owner head carried hythe rods abovethe `oi adjustahly els inping said erowiier head to said har t: Thehination with a hottie support a rigid tubular `guide at eaeh o tvvosides thereof fand 'also having a Y ice to attach it to an ohjeet5 of aroes-har heneath said support, a rod ach end o th f @roes-har and saidrods er i' ending vertically through the rigid guides7 orowner headearried hy, the rods above rigid guides and support, means on the.nterior the erovvner head and extending` hetiveon thetwo rods ,toradjnstahly holdingF the eroivner head on the rods and ineens 'for Q thesupport alcove eaid moving the rods vertically to operate thel of tivorods i e and sustained hy the rods above the support7 ineans sustainedhy the eioxvner-har and also extendingl between the rods to engage thee,ioivner-hai; andthe ineans sustained by the latter to loch theorowner-har against movei ineiit on the rods and means for effecting arelative movement between the rods and the @owner-har with respect totliesupport.

6. The combination with a bottle support,

'of tivo rods exten ing; above the support, a oioivner-hay above thesupport and havingv elongated through which the rods extend7 ineenscarried hy the oroWner-harv *for clamping' the hars against the endWalls of si idfelong'ated passages to adjustahly lool; the eroivner-harand rods together,l and ineens for elfe-ating; a relative movement legtween the rods and the support. y i

The coinhinatioii with a bottle support, of tivo vertieal rods port, aeroviier-har ahove the'support and ongated passages through Whioh therods e ried'hy the orownenhar and located hetiveen the two verticalrods, means also carried hv l ir for Clamping` the vertical rods, theoroiviier-oar and the horizontal rod together 'to loelrthe orovvner-haron the vertical rods, and ineens for eiieoting a relative nioveinentbetween the vertical rods and support.v y

8. "llieeoinhiiiation with a bottle support for clamping4 the rods,vthe* extending above the sup` end, a horizontal rod can y lll) havingtubular 'guides extending vertically therefrom and rigid therewith andsaid Support also having a clamp device for Securing it to in object, ofa. hand lever having One end pivotally sustained at theunder side 0f`the support.y a` ero-selber below the pivotecl end of said lever, ziconnection between said lever and the cross-half beneath it, rods having'theii1 lower ends attached to the crosshaii ind extending-up thio'i'ightheguicles of 10 the bettlesuppoit ancla @owner-bar carried by saidiocls above the Support. In testimony Whereofl ifx in v signature.

\ FRANK L. LLOYD.

